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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
In Defeat, Clinton Graciously Pretends to Win  —  NEW YORK “What does Hillary want?”  —  Hillary Clinton put the question to her supporters here Tuesday night, moments after her opponent, Barack Obama, clinched the Democratic presidential nomination.  —  What Hillary did not want to do was to concede defeat.
Roger Simon / The Politico:
Obama's first test: Handling Hillary  —  Barack Obama would like to remind you of something: He won and she didn't.  It's about him now and not her.  He has made history, and she is history.  —  Not that Hillary Clinton admitted to any of that in her nonconcession concession speech Tuesday night …
Michael Crowley / The Stump:
In the Clinton Bunker  —  How fitting that, on the night Barack Obama finally claimed the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton delivered her non-concession speech from a concrete bunker.  To reach the Baruch College gymnasium where Hillary spoke with such surprising defiance her supporters …
Discussion: MSNBC, The Mahablog and marbury
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Jonathan Freedland / Guardian:
Carter tells Obama: don't pick Clinton  —  Barack Obama should not pick Hillary Clinton as his vice-presidential nominee, former president Jimmy Carter has told the Guardian.  —  “I think it would be the worst mistake that could be made,” said Carter.  “That would just accumulate the negative aspects of both candidates.”
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:   Carter: Don't pick Hillary
Michael Powell / New York Times:
Barack Obama: Calm in the Swirl of History  —  He gives the appearance of a strikingly laid-back victor, this presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.  —  On the day before the night he made history, Barack Obama shot hoops at the Back Bay Club in Chicago, and called the odd superdelegate or two.
Discussion: TPMCafe, Balloon Juice and Philly.com
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David Paul Kuhn / The Politico:
Exit polls show challenge for Obama
Discussion: Clayton Cramer's BLOG
Libby Quaid / Associated Press:
McCain urges joint town halls with Obama  —  BATON ROUGE, La. - John McCain is challenging Barack Obama to join him in 10 town hall meetings with voters between now and the Democratic National Convention in August.  —  McCain, the Republican nominee-in-waiting, sent his Democratic rival a letter Wednesday outlining the offer.
Discussion: Donklephant
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Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
McCain wants joint forums starting next week
Discussion: The Swamp
Hilary Rosen / The Huffington Post:
I Am Not a Bargaining Chip, I Am a Democrat  —  Senator Clinton's speech last night was a justifiably proud recitation of her accomplishments over the course of this campaign, but it did not end right.  She didn't do what she should have done.  As hard and as painful as it might have been …
Discussion: AMERICAblog and Digg
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
I went to bed last night thinking there's no way Barack Obama should pick Hillary Clinton as his running mate.  —  But I woke up this morning, turned on the TV news to see a rerun of her speech from last night and thought: He must pick her!  —  1. If she wants it, she's earned it. 18 million votes.
Discussion: Philly.com, PoliBlog (TM) and MyDD
Wall Street Journal:
Ed McMahon May Lose Beverly Hills Home  —  Ed McMahon, the longtime sidekick to television star Johnny Carson, faces the possible loss of his Beverly Hills home to a foreclosure action initiated by a unit of Countrywide Financial Corp.  —  Howard Bragman, a spokesman for Mr. McMahon …
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Peter Y. Hong / Los Angeles Times:   Mortgage turmoil snares Ed McMahon
Marc Ambinder:
Unity Watch: NY Cong. Delegation Plots Clinton's Next Move  —  The following notes were passed along by someone who listened to the just-completed conference call conducted by members of New York's Democratic congressional delegation:  —  Sen. Charles Rangel's a little impatient …
Discussion: The Daily Dish and Spin Cycle
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News 14:
Bob Johnson pushes for Clinton as VP
Discussion: Spin Cycle
Michael Tomasky / Guardian Unlimited:
No shame, no gain  —  US elections 2008: On a night when Obama made history, Clinton's reaction was dangerously abrasive and selfish  —  The lead story tonight - my “lede,” as we spell it here - should have been about the remarkable fact that a black man has been nominated by a major party …
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Marc Ambinder:
Clinton Supporters Offer To Help McCain  —  Matt Burns, the spokesman for the GOP convention in St. Paul e-mails to say that the RNC's convention office in St. Paul has received numerous telephone calls in the last few hours from people who identify themselves as Clinton supporters asking how they can help Sen. McCain.
Marc Ambinder:
Unity Watch: Pro-Clinton Group “Breaks Ranks” With Party  —  Contact: Robin Carlson Hillary Grassroots Campaign Phone: 206-XXX-XXXX E-mail: HillaryXXXXX@gmail.com  —  Group Vows Half-Million Supporters Will Back Hillary in General Election  —  Organization cites surging membership …
Discussion: Reason Magazine
Dick Morris / Real Clear Politics:
No Ménage-à-trois for Obama  —  Putting Hillary Clinton on the ticket for vice president creates a ménage-à-trois.  Bill will be the unexpected roommate.  Even if a President Obama can discipline Hillary and get her to play second fiddle, there is not the remotest chance …
Discussion: Althouse
 
 
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